OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #520015
VANDRE ELECTRIC AND REFRIGERATION, INC.
AURORA, CO·
Event description
One employee killed and one injured in overturned lift
Investigation abstract
The employer was using a basket truck/cherry picker while repairing overhead lig hts. The truck overturned, killing Employee #1 and injuring Employee #2.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 35 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- HEAD (13)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- HOISTING APPARATUS (24)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- SAFETY DEVICES REMOVED/INOPER. (9)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 26 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- LEGS (16)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- HOISTING APPARATUS (24)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- SAFETY DEVICES REMOVED/INOPER. (9)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.